Pizzas of unusual size headed to Old Metairie

Fat Boy's Pizza, opening in Mid-January on Metairie Road, will make pies that measure 30 inches from side-to-side.

How big is that? The pizzas at Mo’s on the West Bank, often considered our region’s largest, measured just under 22 inches the last time we checked. An average SUV tire is not quite 30 inches. This pizza will be big enough to turn a thin man fat.

The pizzeria is the first restaurant venture from Gabe Corchiani, who was a basketball player at the University of New Orleans and is a member the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Corchiani wanted a place in Old Metairie that stayed open late to accommodate families after sporting events, according to a spokesman.

The menu is still being developed for Fat Boy's Pizza, which will sell slices along with whole pies. The restaurant will also offer craft beer and have plenty of televisions for watching games.

Fat Boy’s Pizza will be in a recently built development next door to Shipley’s Do-Nuts, which opened in April.